Leytonstone South West
Middle areaSouth Waltham Forest. 10,962 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Leytonstone South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leytonstone South West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leytonstone South West at a rate of 95.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 276 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 207 |
| Shoplifting | 143 |
| Other crime | 140 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Drug offences | 60 |
| Theft from the person | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Robbery | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leytonstone South West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leytonstone South West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leytonstone South West at a rate of 95.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leytonstone South West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (276), anti-social behaviour (207) and shoplifting (143).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Leytonstone South West alone. See Waltham Forest
Leytonstone South West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leytonstone South West was £535,000 in 2025.
Leytonstone South West had 11,200 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Leytonstone South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leytonstone South West, 89.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.